Russian T34/76 Mod 1942 Tank Pictures

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This will be my third Trumpeter 1/16 scale T-34. Instead of following the instructions, I decided to start by building the turret.

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After building the turret, I went to the beginning of the instructions and began working on the lower hull. Here, the springs are in and taped off, ready for painting the lower hull dark green.

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Here is what the interior looks like before I spray paint it flat white. After which, I cover the interior, prime the exterior flat black and later, paint it dark green.

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Here is the interior, after I spray painted it flat white. You can see where I removed the scotch tape, which covered the suspension system.

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The exterior has already been primed with flat black and then dark green. The tape has already been removed and I have painted over the tape marks.

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Here is the first step in painting the turret. After spray painting the interior sections flat white, I covered the interior and primed the exterior and main gun and flat black. Afterwards, I painted them both dark green.

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Here is a finished road wheel. I am very happy with how it looks. After painting the road wheels I added AK Interactive dark brown wash. Then, I dry brushed on a subtle amount of rust. Then, I sprayed them with dullcote.

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The top part of the exterior hull is almost finished. Once again, primed it with black, then sprayed on dark green. Then, I started the winter camouflage with flat white. Next up, the AK Interactive dark brown and rust dry brushing.

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I just glued the turret halves, ring, and main gun together. Basically, the turret comes in five pieces, which I painted separately before joining them together.

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Another view inside the almost finished turret. The next step is the winter camouflage.

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A good view of the 76 mm gun inside the turret. After painting the gun dark green, I used AK Interactive dark green wash and dry brushed silver in a few places.

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I just attached the road wheels and tracks to the lower hull. The upper hull is not attached to the bottom. I still have a lot of work to do on the interior.

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I am quite happy with how the winter camouflage turned out. The exterior is almost finished. I Just have to add decals to the turret and spray it with dullcote. The interior is still a work in progress.